Boy, 9, Missing

Before I get into how wonderful this book is. I want to first thank SOURSBOOKS Landmark and Nic Joseph for my copy of this book for an honest review. This is the amazing debut from this author and if you are going to come out then it is best to come out with a BANG.
What happens when your past is never fully tucked away and it seeps into your present? Francis learned that the hard way when divorce brings him back to his childhood home town and the past slaps you in the face.
Alex and Kate Scroll experience every parent's worst nightmare. Their youngest son, Lucas, is found dead in their bathtub when he's 9 years old, seemingly the victim of a tragic accident while his parents were downstairs having a dinner party. But there would be no closure for the Scroll family. The young boy who finds Lucas's body, Sam Farr, son of that night's dinner guests, won't talk. Sam won't say what he saw, if anything, no matter who screams at him or threatens him. Thus, in desperation, the Scrolls wage a campaign against the boy, even having him prosecuted. But nothing sticks. Sam stays silent. And free: to grow up, to live his life, to have a son. The tragedy continues when Sam's son Mathew is kidnapped and the prime suspect Alex Scroll. The man who seeks solace in a bottle Kate who seeks healing in the form of younger men.
How many generations must suffer to get closure to a twenty-three year old mystery? The book is intriguing and well written. It keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through. For anyone who likes a face paced page turner that leaves you with no sleep this is the book for you.